An interesting business model.
It has gotten to the point where some trading card sellers market damaged cards as the pinnacle of collecting, emphasizing that the cards could potentially receive a very low grade.
I recently came across a heavily worn and damaged 1999 Unlimited Fossil Rare Holo 10/62 Lapras listed for $16. The seller justified the price by promoting it as a potential contender for the lowest possible professional grade. This is quite odd, considering lightly played copies sell for around $14.
Meanwhile, they sold a moderately played 2007 Diamond & Pearl Secret Wonders Rare Reverse Holo 3/132 Charizard for $47.50. I've seen cards in this condition sell for upwards of $80.
They try to take advantage of people with their damaged cards, while offering incredible deals on hot sellers. This is an interesting business model.
If I remember correctly, I sold a bundle with a damaged 1999 Unlimited Fossil Rare Holo 10/62 Lapras, and two other Lapras cards for around $6.
In other delusional seller news, I was watching a lot of 100 scratched-up, unprotected modern Reverse Holo cards listed for around $22, and the seller bumped it to around $30 the moment someone else liked it.
At roughly $0.30 a card, that’s going to be an incredibly tough sell, especially when most buyers expect bulk-condition cards like that to be priced much closer to the market value.